river fishing for walleye

[mitch131]

does anyone ever fish the rivers when the walleye run starts?

[crv423]

I fish the rivers and the spillways a lot in the early spring. I use a medium action rod with 10lb fireline, I like the fireline cause you feel everything and there's no stretch so hook sets are solid. The tackle I use is usually a jig and twister, chartreuse head with a white tail being my favorite colors, I also use a live bait rig when ever possible. With all the high waters lately the fishing is really going to pick up once the levels drop to a fish able level. Be careful when wading there were two guys at hoover that had to be rescued yesterday when they ignored the warning horn.   

[TURKEY09]

Mitch check out OGF there seems to be alot of discussion on there about river walleye fishing. I will be hitting the spillway at Charles Mill. I haven't done it in years but I used to catch some nice saugeye there. 

[OhioFisher19]

I fish the dusky and the maumee regularly

[snowcone]

river fishing is great i love rivers....cant wait for the temp to hit the magic number for spawn wally,white bass especially...already have my waders out , my bionix rod, now all i need to do is hit the lottery for gas i will have to try fireline like u guys 

[mitch131]

please let me know when they move in i would like to try it for my first time what do you use for bait?

[1BigIcehole]

I hit the maumee 3 x a week, since it is 10 min from home.
Check out maumeetackle.net it will give you whatever info you need, very informative.

[snowcone]

thanx bigice ill check that site, i love to fish maumee and dusky,but akron is 2hrs so my trips have to work out just rite, i also use jigs with white tails 3-4 inch, or floating jig on bottom sinker u know the long skinney ones with swivels on both ends, baited or plain. somrtimes vibes, rattle traps, just watch the day and month because only single hook with a certain size untill may 1  read the odnr rules very carefully for the river u plan to fish.....as the fun police hide in the bushes watching everyone if you never fished the spawn and you get there just rite it will wear u out and spoil u  .....and when the white bass run its not uncommon to catch 100 + a day